Tom Sopwith pictured in his 70 h.p. Bleriot at Brooklands on Sunday, April 14, 1912, the day he flew it from Brooklands to Chertsey Bridge and back. The identity of his passenger is not known.

Tom Sopwith and Mr Sassoon aboard Sopwith's 70 h.p. Bleriot at a Hendon meeting in April 1912.

The two-seat prototype Sopwith Tabloid, powered by an 80 h.p. Gnome engine and designed by Sopwith and Sigrist. The 25 1/2 ft span biplane had a top speed of 92 m.p.h. and had an empty weight of only 670lb.

At one of the August meetings the spectators experienced a thrill by the sudden appearance of a tiny tractor biplane with a remarkable turn of speed - for those days. It was Harry Hawker on the Sopwith "Tabloid," who had flown over from Brooklands. Here you see him "hurrying" past the hangars.
The Sopwith two-seat Tabloid making its debut at Hendon on Saturday November 29, 1913, in the hands of Harry Hawker. Flight reported, “A machine was then seen approaching at a great rate over West Hendon. This turned out to be the new 80 h.p. Gnome-Sopwith biplane, piloted by H. Hawker. On entering the aerodrome he made two complete circuits at an astounding speed, which Mr Reynolds estimated at nearly 90 m.p.h.”.

R. H. Barnwell rounds a pylon at Hendon in June 1914 during an event in the Third Aerial Derby. The Sopwith 3-Seater can be seen in the foreground.

The Green-engined Sopwith floatplane.

The Burgess-Wright biplane Sopwith bought in America and which Sigrist had flying by February 1912. The pilot sat alongside the engine, on the starboard side, in order not to obstruct the cooling flow of air.